Glass-fastening device



Nov. 22, 1927. 1,649,916

c. G. NELSON GLASS FASTENING DEVICE Filed Feb. 1l, 1926 3 mman* 01,

v Char/e3 Gille/son. E- i.-

Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

UNITED CHARLES G. NELSON,

STATES PATENTv OFFICE.

OE CHICAGO iiEIerrrs, ILLInoIs, AssIGNon 'ro ZOUEI DEAWN METALS COMPANY, or CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OE ILLINOIS.

GLKAss-EASTEEING DEVICE.

Application filed February 11, 1926. SeralNo. 87,707.

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curing a pane ot' glass in dow, and more particularly tosheet metalv invent-ion relates to a device for seposition in a windevices for that purpose. I

The object of myl invention is to provide an outer glass-clamping device be quickly and uniforiiny which may applied and Awhich holds the glass in position with a satisfactory degree of resilient liestructure and minor objects of my invention will appear as ceeds.

the description proj' 'In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this tion across a speciiication, Fig. 1 is a secdevice embodying' my invention and'Fig. 2 is a partial iront elevation oi the saine, while Fig.

similar to Fig. 1, but

Iorin ot face plate.

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3 is a .partial section showing a diterent device is intended for clamping in position a pane 10 of glass where there is a supporting member 11 the glass and having a perpendicular to tlieplane ot the pane, an attached supporting beyond the edge of surface substantially and member or riser 12 against which the glass is adapted to rest.

A clamping member 13 is provided having a portion 14 bent towards the pane and a flange 15 on the edge ed to lie against the of portion 14 adaptface of the pane. .The

other edge ot member 13 is oldedback against itself on the side towards the pane t o form a bead 16, and the folded portion is reversely bent to form a from the upper edge ot plane of the pane and spaced away from` support 11.

the bead towards the A clip 18 is provided,` the upper end 19 of which rests in the lgroove 14, and from this point beneath portion the clip extends towards support 11 and angles away `from support 12 until it is beyond the edge oi' the glass. At 2O the clip turns towards support 12, and has a substantially semi-cylindrical toe portion 21 resting against support 12 and a portion 22 resting against support 11 and extending away from support Portion 22 of the'clip has an oiset portion 23 adapted to lie flange 17 away from su wardly turned against the side of pport 11, and an upend or heel 24. Preferably,

member 13 is constructed with an outwardly directed portion 25 an d heel 24 is adapted flange 17 extending to rest in the. angle 26 where the metal turns from portion 25 towards support 11.

Aligning holes 27and 28 are provided in clamping member 13 and clip 18, and a screw 29 may bepassed through theseholes into support 12 and drawy the clamping member against the pane. f

It will be readily seen bled device, the clip edge of member13,

that, in the assem-y so that bead 16 lies against support11 evenly in a straight line and similarly' flange 15 vpresses evenly against the glass. The'clip allows limited yielding to pressure, .in order to vavoid undue pressure upon the glass, and atthe same time prevents such distortion of the clamp ing member as vwould result in pressureon Vthe glass only at points close to the secur- K ing screws.

Clips shaped as .shown may be placed in position withinv the clampingmember before the member is positionedv against the glass, and the grooves in which the two ends vof the clip rest prevent its dropping out oi place. The aligned openings 27 and 28 n insure that the securing screws rwill be positionedat a predetermined angle and will exert pressure in a uniform direction.

In Fig. 3 there is shown a modiiied form of Outer clamping member or face plateV 13a. Parts inFig. 3 are designated by the samev reterencel numerals ascorresponding parts in Fig. 1 with the letter a added. It is clear that, while thei'ace plates shown in Figs.' 1 and 3 diti'er in shape and appearance, they operate in the `saine way, there being no difference in the essential JIeatures, so i cerned.

Itis obvious that various other changes may be made in the exact structure oi the holds out the lowerv far as this invention is conthe clip being offset to form a shoulder against which the adjacent edge of said outer clamping member engages, said clip having an intermediate portion xtending past the edge of the pane and presenting a rounded vsurface adapted to engage said inner member.

2. In a window pane support, an. inner member against which a pane .may rest and extending beyond the edge of the pane, an outer clamping member having one edge adapted to rest against thepane and the other edge extending beyond the pane, there being a groove along the inside of each edge of said outer clamping member, and a clip having its ends in said grooves and having an intermediate portion extending past the edge of the pane and presenting' a rounded surface to said inner member, the edge of said clip which is beyond the pane being offset to form a shoulder against which the adjacent edge of the outer clamping member engages, and a. screw passing through said outer member and clip into said inner member, said screw being located between the rounded surface. and the portion of the clamping member which engages the pane.

3. In a window pane support, a supporting member beyond an edge of the pane and having a surface substantially perpendicular to the plane of the pane, an inner supporting member having a` surface substantially parallel with the pane and against a portion of which the pane is adapted to rest, an outer clamping member having one edge adapted to rest against the pane and the other edge adapted to rest against the firs-t said support and a clip having' an end engaging the second said edge of the outer clamping member and extending thence along the first said surface, against the second said surface and then bending back to the 'outer clamping member.

el. Ina window pane support, a supporting device having a surface against which one face of the pane rests and another surface .beyond the edge of the pane and substantially perpendicular thereto, an outer clamsing member having one edge adapted to rest against the pane and the other edge adapted to rest against the second said surface, said clamping member being provided with a flange adjacent the second said edge, extending towards the first said surface and spaced away from the second said surface, a clip having one end resting against the flange, an intermediate portion extending to and against the first said surface, and its other end extending to the outer clamping member adjacent its glass-engaging edge, and

means for drawing said outer clamping member towards the first said surface.

5. In a window pane support, an inner clamping member, a sheet metal outer clamping member having one edge adapted to rest against the glass, a. clip having one end engaging said odge of the clamping device, having a portion extending from said end to a point midway between the inner and outer clamping members, and a portion extending from the first said portion to Aand against the inner clamping member and then. to the other edge of the outer clamping member, and a screw passing through the outer clamping member and the `first said portion of the clip into the inner clamping member.

6. In a glass fastening' device, a sheet metal clamping member having a groove adjacent each edge, a clip having its ends resting in said grooves and having' a centralvU- shaped portion extending away from the clamping member, and supporting means having a. surface against which the glass bears and a surface perpendicular thereto, said U-shaped portion of the .clip normally bearing against both of-said surfaces, the end portion of the clip remote from the glass being offsetv to form a shoulder against which the adjacent edge of the clamping member engages. V y

7. In a glass fastening device, the combination with a frame, of a sheet metal clamp ing member having ay groove adjacent each edge, a clip having 4its upper end in one of said grooves and having a rounded nose bearing against the frame, Vthe lower end portion ofv said clip extending into the other groove and being offset to form a shoulder against which the adjacent edge of the clamping member engages, said offset portion tern'iinating ina heel which extends obliquely across the groove to the inside edge thereof, and a screw between' the nose and the upper end of the clip for securing the clamping member to the frame.

S. In a. glass fastening device, a. sheet metal clamping member having a groove adjacent each edge and a clip having'its.

ends resting in saidl grooves and having a central Umhaped port-ion extending away from the clamping member, one end of the clip being offset to form a shoulder against which the adjacent edge of the clamping member engages, said member and clip `having openings alining in a direction substantially parallel with that in which said U- shaped port-ion extends. y

In testimony whereof, I have. hereunto subscribed my name to this specification.

CHARLES G. NELSON. 

